Hope you haven't held your breath!

Dear Friends

Here it is- our long overdue blog post!!

We have been experiencing unusually pleasant weather here in Tacoma. Mid to upper seventies and sunny most days. It has been totally unexpected and wonderful. Today is a true fall day, not a cloud in the sky the breeze is rustling the dried leaves in the trees, and the air is perfect for light sweaters. After our last blog post we kinda dropped off the face of the planet that has been for a couple of reasons. We have been job hunting pretty much nonstop which makes us not want to spend a ton of time writing anything extra after all those cover letters. And we haven't really known what direction we want to take the blog in now that we are trying to settle in Seattle. However even with the lack of posting we have been out and about enjoying Sea-Tac and its environs. Some highlights have included fabulous dinners with Joseph and Meredith in Seattle. We can't say enough good things about how great they have been to us and how wonderful it is to have family nearby. Brian has been unbelievably generous in letting us sleep in his living room for over a month now. He has also introduced us to all of his friends and we have had several fun nights out with them. A couple of weeks ago we went to the Roller Derby which was SO much fun, now Katie wants to be a skater girl (just need to get over valuing all my teeth). We also went for a hike on Mt Rainier one day. That was beautiful and the landscape was really cool. Rainier is compelling. Somedays you can see it somedays you can't. It is huge. There aren't a whole lot of other mountains nearby so to see this 1400 ft behemoth jutting into the sky is cool. Basically you cannot live here without wanting to go conquer it. We have been cooking a ton of course. Some highlights have included an amazing paella prepared by Dan, coq au vin, some awesome tailgate food, and lemongrass beef.

On the job front there is little news. Neither of us ever thought getting a job would be this challenging. The whole experience has been a real eye opener into the reality of this recession and our own susceptibility. Wow depressing stuff not meant for the world of this blog.

Expect a blog post very soon about our wonderful weekend with Bill, Alba, Joseph, Meredith, and Brian. Also we are traveling to Colorado this week to pick up Dan's car and some much needed clothes and supplies. So exciting updates should be on the way!!